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Admissions - General Information

Thank you for your interest in UVic Law! We invite you to browse through our viewbook and the Why UVic Law? section of our website for a comprehensive look at what UVic Law is all about.

Please visit our section on The Road to Law School to get an overview of what it takes to get to the point of applying for entry into the Juris Doctor (J.D.) program. The Law Society of BC offers a helpful guide to students considering a legal career. A PDF version can be found here.

How to Apply

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This link will take you to the B.C. Post-Secondary Application Service (ApplyBC), which is a common application form used by all applicants to B.C. post-secondary institutions. Once you have completed this application, you will be directed back to the UVic online application form.
Complete your application with UVic MYSTATUS.
Once you have submitted your application using ApplyBC, you will be taken to the UVic application page, where you will choose the Law Program. Information from ApplyBC will be brought forward with you to this page and you will be given a login ID and PIN
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You can now check the status of your application. Please note that on-line applications are uploaded to our database on Tuesdays of each week. Consequently, there will be no changes to the status of your application until after the upload.

Admission Deadlines

Please note that the application deadlines for each admissions category are different. For more dates and deadlines, visit our dates page.

	Application Deadline	Application Fee
First-Year Program	December 1	$84.50 (CDN)
Upper-Level Program	April 30	$84.50 (CDN)
Summer Program	March 31	$35.00 (CDN)

Questions?

For answers to your questions about our admissions process, please look through our Frequently Asked Questions. If you have additional questions that are not covered here, please feel free to contact our Admissions Office directly.

For detailed information on our academic program and admissions requirements, you are welcome to contact our Law Admissions Office:

Mailing Address:
Law Admissions Office
Faculty of Law
University of Victoria
PO Box 1700 STN CSC
Victoria, British Columbia
Canada V8W 2Y2

Courier Address:
Law Admissions Office
Faculty of Law
University of Victoria
Fraser Building, Room 102
3800 Finnerty Road
Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2

Phone: 250-721-8151
Fax: 250-721-6390
Email: lawadmss@uvic.ca

Additional Information

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Your first year of UVic Law

The Law Faculty admits a relatively small first year class each fall and offers three admission categories (Regular, Special Access and Aboriginal) to ensure the student body reflects the diversity found in Canadian society.

Applications are also considered from students in other law schools or with foreign law degrees who wish to attend the Faculty of Law as upper level students in either fall, spring or summer semester.

Applying at an upper level

After the first year, the choice of courses is largely optional, although students are required to complete Civil Procedure with Drafting (Law 307B) and Evidence (Law 309). At some time during these two years, students must also complete a major research paper. Students must take a minimum of 29.0 units of upper year credits to complete the program. Students should consult the course registration materials at the Faculty web site for Faculty to determine the mandatory and recommended pre-requisites and co-requisites for particular courses prior to selecting upper level courses.

Graduate Level LL.M. and Ph.D.

UVic Law is widely acknowledged to be one of Canada's finest law schools. It has wonderful faculty, a collegial atmosphere, a stimulating intellectual environment, and a strong commitment to social justice at home and abroad. It is a leader in the interdisciplinary study of law.

The LL.M. and Ph.D. programs reflect these features. Graduate programs at UVic are challenging, collaborative, and interdisciplinary. Students work closely with each other and with leading scholars in Law, Political Science, Philosophy, and other fields.

Find out more about UVic Law's Graduate Program in Law and Society.